The death toll from Friday morning’s earthquake has risen to 10, with five fatalities reported in Narsingdi, four in Dhaka, and one in Narayanganj. So far, 665 people have been reported injured in the incident.
In Narsingdi, Delwar Hossain, 37, and his son Omar Faruk, 8, were killed after bricks fell from a roof, along with Kazem Ali Bhuiyan, 70, Nasir Uddin, 50, and Furkan Mia, 42. Although Delwar and his son were residents of Uttarpara village in Pakundia, Kishoreganj, they lived in rented accommodation in Gabtoli, Narsingdi. Kazem Ali was from Palash Upazila, and Furkan Mia was from Shibpur Upazila.
Three people died in Bangshal, Old Dhaka. They were Rafiul Islam, 20, Abdul Rahim, 48, and his son Abdul Aziz Rimon, 12. Family members said Rafiul Islam was a student at Sir Salimullah Medical College (Mitford).
In addition, a security guard named Maqsood (50) lost his life when the railing of a building under construction collapsed in Madina Bagh, Mugda, in the capital.
In Rupganj, Narayanganj, a 10-month-old girl, Fatema, died when a wall collapsed during the quake. Her mother, Kulsum Begum, and another person were injured.
The 5.7-magnitude earthquake was also felt in Dhaka and several other parts of the country at 10:38 am.
The Bangladesh Meteorological Department (BMD) said the epicentre was located in Madhabdi of Narsingdi, about 13km east of the BMD Seismic Centre in Agargaon, Dhaka.
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